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SunOpta (STKL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$7.30 -0.10 (-1.35%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

About SunOpta Stock (NASDAQ:STKL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$7.18
$7.52
50-Day Range
$7.26
$7.89
52-Week Range
$4.88
$8.11
Volume
525,891 shs
Average Volume
468,774 shs
Market Capitalization
$873.45 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$9.50
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

SunOpta Inc. engages in manufacture and sale of plant-based and fruit-based food and beverage products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company provides plant-based beverages utilizing oat, almond, soy, coconut, rice, hemp, and other bases under the Dream and West Life brands; oat-based creamers under the SOWN brand; ready-to-drink protein shakes; and nut, grain, seed, and legume based beverages; packaged teas and concentrates; and meat and vegetable broths and stocks. It also offers plant-based ingredients, such as oatbase, oatgold, soybase, hempbase, and soypowders and okara; ready-to-eat fruit snacks made from apple purée and juice concentrate in bar, bit, twist, strip and sandwich formats; cold pressed fruit bars; liquid and powder ingredients utilizing oat, soy and hemp bases; ready-to-eat fruit smoothie and chia bowls topped with frozen fruit; consumer products, which includes protein shakes, teas, broths, and fruit snacks; and liquid and dry ingredients for internal use and for sale to other food and beverage manufacturers. It sells its products through various distribution channels including private label products to retail customers; branded products under co-manufacturing agreements to other branded food companies for their distribution; and its own branded products to retail and foodservice customers. The company was formerly known as Stake Technology Ltd. and changed its name to SunOpta Inc. in October 2003. SunOpta Inc. was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

SunOpta Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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76th Percentile Overall Score

STKL MarketRank™: 

SunOpta scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 63rd out of 146 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    SunOpta has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    SunOpta has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about SunOpta's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for SunOpta are expected to grow by 76.92% in the coming year, from $0.13 to $0.23 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of SunOpta is -40.55, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of SunOpta is -40.55, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    SunOpta has a P/B Ratio of 5.37. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about SunOpta's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.09% of the outstanding shares of SunOpta have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    SunOpta has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in SunOpta has recently decreased by 1.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    SunOpta does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    SunOpta does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.09% of the outstanding shares of SunOpta have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    SunOpta has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in SunOpta has recently decreased by 1.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    SunOpta has a news sentiment score of 1.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for SunOpta this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    8 people have searched for STKL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, SunOpta insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $466,116.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 6.48% of the stock of SunOpta is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    85.39% of the stock of SunOpta is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about SunOpta's insider trading history.
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STKL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

SunOpta's stock was trading at $7.70 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, STKL shares have decreased by 5.2% and is now trading at $7.30.
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SunOpta Inc. (NASDAQ:STKL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.02. The firm earned $176.22 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $172.30 million. SunOpta had a negative net margin of 2.74% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.92%.

Top institutional investors of SunOpta include Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (1.47%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.85%), Wesbanco Bank Inc. (0.05%) and Ballentine Partners LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph Ennen, Engaged Capital Llc, Lovas Katrina Houde, Chris Whitehair, Mike Buick, Rebecca Fisher, Robert Duchscher, David Largey, Brian W Kocher and Barend Reijn.
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Shares of STKL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SunOpta investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Intel (INTC), Walt Disney (DIS) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/05/2024
Today
1/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/26/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Farm - product raw materials
Sub-Industry
Wholesale
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:STKL
Employees
1,174
Year Founded
1973

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$9.50
High Stock Price Target
$10.00
Low Stock Price Target
$9.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+30.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-175,020,000.00
Pretax Margin
-1.07%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$711.68 million
Cash Flow
$0.35 per share
Book Value
$1.36 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
111,796,000
Market Cap
$873.45 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.80

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This page (NASDAQ:STKL) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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